Of course this is all opinion far from the thread tittle.. but i wanna add my pennies worth too..
Thatcher like Blair was the only option at the time, pls take a look at the opposition..
Thatcher, I reckon, saved the UK from near certain bankruptcy, she also sorted the unions so unprofitable and unsustainable industries either sorted themselves out or died...
However she had no concept of society, of compassion.. if you couldn't get off your **** and work, tough.. She also had little concern about people having a fair wage or a fair standard of living.. I remember £1 a hour jobs well..
Her opponents at the time were the laughable and militant Micheal Foot and the uncharismatic Neil Kinnock.
Blair has done ok i reckon, Iraq aside.. especially in terms of social justice.. Human rights act, minimum wage, gay rights, massive increases in spending on health and education.. tax credits (my sister has just started getting them) as well as catching up on two decades or more of underinvestment in our infastructure.. blah blah oh and in maintaining a stable economy
against all odds.. Remember recessions anyone?
I do dislike;
His croneyism.. the best people, not mates should get the job.. tho trust to do the job may play apart here.. that he hasn't made some of the radical and bold changes to this country that he could have.
His blindfolded modernisation of our constitution..I quite like some powers being held by non power seeking politicians.. i.e. the Queen/Lords.
The avid use of indiscriminate cameras on our roads..
Devious tax poilicies.. that often hit the poorest hardest, You get what you pay for, and together we can buy more.. so lets be honest and fair about it..
However he needs to let go of the top seat soon.. no human is capable of working that hard for that long whilst remaining being competant.
I hate the spin all politicians use, we ain't stupid.. but also understand the pressures forced by the reactions and misguidence by the press..
I believe both of these leaders had their hearts in the right places.. I personally know many politicians of all parties and most really do work their arses off, 15++hrs of solid working most days, and most just want to change things for the better.. the difficulty is, better can't be for everyone..
FINALLY and back to the topic of MGR..
MGR is in the state it is because of the British people, as a whole, towards our governments and our country we are a pesimisitc lot always putting ourselves down, rubbishing and holding up whats wrong, like a medal to be proud of...
...and thats what we have done to MGR, rather than support our car industry, governments, industries, communities, we sit around moan and throw stones. How many here contribute that little bit extra, bother to find out the real story.. buy British products and TURN UP AND VOTE!!
GB has a fab economy, has an excellent recent record on human rights, on obeying International and European laws, on paying our way and doing often more than our share.. we are leaders in science and technology, in finance and education, tho few of us use it, we are also a democracy with free speech.. there is a lot to commend about GB ltd..
Example one.. MGR has struggled against all odds to survive, it now makes at least decent cars.. yet the British shun them without thought..
Example two; Society is falling apart, kids are out of control.. how many British people try and actually do something to correct it? i.e voluntary work..
At least Politicians try and do something about the society we live in.. most of us can't see further than our own front doors..
Example three;
you see some litter near an empty bin in the street.. do you
a) pick it up as you don't want to live in a tip
or
b) ignore it and compaign about the state of the place.. its someone elses job etc
If you got this far, thanks for reading lol.. RANT OVER..
